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Monday, September 26, 2011

Baked Potato Soup

Oh my goodness, was this delicious!!!!! I am so happy I saw some random picture of Baked Potato Soup a few weeks ago and couldn't stop thinking about it!

My husband and I both had 2 helpings and Ella LOVED that she could "decorate" her own bowl of soup! (She didn't want to try it until I told her about the special decorations!) Your kids will LOVE decorating their own soup too! I posted a picture below of her (in our terribly messy kitchen, sorry!) making her bowl perfect!

Now, the best part of this? I found a really cool way to cube potatoes really easily and quickly! Who knew a French Fry gadget could assist in cubing potatoes?! It came to me in a vision yesterday, so I tried it! Guess what?! It worked! That, plus the rest of the easy ingredients makes this soup incredibly easy to put together. I assembled everything the night before, stuck the crock insert in the fridge and then pulled it out in the morning before I left and turned it on. This is one of those meals you can cook for a long time and it won't hurt anything. So, if you're going to be away for 10 hours or so, this would be a great choice for you!

Here's a little tip for you: I bought pre-cooked bacon. Yes, who would have thunk that, huh? I did NOT feel like cooking bacon and dealing with that mess when I got home. So, I bought a package of the pre-cooked stuff and it will be just enough for our 2 nights of this meal! It was so easy and it might make your evening a bit easier too!

I hope your family enjoys this as much as ours did!

Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients:

6 Potatoes, peeled and diced (a fun tip on how to do this below!)

1 onion, chopped

1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup

3 cups Water

1 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Pepper

1 tsp. Onion Powder

1 tsp. Garlic Powder

1/2 tsp. Basil

1/3 cup Light Sour Cream

1/2 block Cream Cheese, divided

2 Chicken Bouillon Cubes

Toppings: Bacon, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Lite Sour Cream, Chives

Directions:

First, to easily dice potatoes for a soup like this, use a handy dandy French Fry cutter to the potatoes into sticks first.

Thanks Amber! I will get there, I promise! Just need a bit more time to get a cookbook together! Life is a tad busy right now working full-time, being a mom and doing this too! It's definitely one of my goals though!

This looks so yummy!!I use a Vidalia Chopper to dice veggies. We make our own hash brown for a big breakfast at least 2x a month and dice the potatoes with it. I also use it to dice potatoes and carrots for Cheeseburger soup and any other recipe that uses diced / chopped veggies. Yesterday I made chicken rice soup & diced a 1 lb bag of carrots in a couple minutes. It's a great time saver and has a collection bin. My 8 yo can even dice veggies while I do something else.BarbL

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